After releasing only three solo LPs over the first 40 years of his career, Sky Trails marks the suddenly prolific Crosby's third solo album in the past four years, following 2014's Croz and 2016's Lighthouse.

"I always write in bursts," Crosby told Rolling Stone in 2016. "The last couple of years have been the densest, longest writing surge I think I've ever had."

"Most people at my age are either lazy or they're just pulling the handle trying to get another hit," Crosby added. "They feel that maybe they've said everything they want to say. They also just don't work at it. I'm not smarter or better than they are. It's just that the songs are coming to me."